12/07/2026
Client: Engineer, pasurvey kami, rush to. Di ba mabilis lang yan? Susukatin niyo lang ang boundary namin.. Naibigay ko na po ang Titulo Engr para masukat niyo na. Pwede ang bayad ay pagkatapos niyo na magsukat at kapag may blueprint plans na?
Engineer: 😑😶
Many people think a land survey only starts when our Team arrives on site.
Okay, let us educate and enlighten some important things to our dear clients and to the people.
"The Work starts before the Fieldwork Begins"
1. Pre-Survey preparation process
📍 Initial client consultation and survey objectives.
📍 Research land survey records and other information such as Cadastral Maps.
📍 Review and Study land titles, technical descriptions and other land survey records.
📍 Preliminary site assessment and accessibility evaluation.
📍 Survey planning and field methodology.
📍 Preparation, Testing and Calibration of the Survey Instruments to be used.
📍 Scheduling of survey and logistics.
📍 Coordination with the property owner/s prior to survey schedule.
📍 Ensure the Survey Team's safety on-site.
Before fieldwork begins, Funds are necessary to cover the resources required to complete the survey professionally, including:
2. Budget preparation
📍 Technical Research
📍 Transportation and Fuel
📍 Survey Team mobilization
📍 Survey equipment preparation and maintenance.
📍 Field supplies, including Mohon and/or Boundary markers
📍 Administrative and document processing
📍 Data processing, computations, mapping and preparation of the survey plans after fieldwork
***This is why pre-budget allocation is an important part of every surveying project. It ensures that the survey conducted efficiently, accurately, safely and in accordance with the professional standards.
Important to Know: These essential preparations require time, technical expertise, manpower, survey equipments, transportation, and other operational expenses.
Here at DC Anoba Surveying Services, we believe that survey quality begins with proper preparation.